Dischistodus perspicillatus

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Dischistodus perspicillatus
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Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Pomacentridae
Genus: Dischistodus
Species:
D. perspicillatus
Binomial name
Dischistodus perspicillatus
(Cuvier, 1830)
Synonyms
  • Pomacentrus perspicillatusCuvier, 1830
  • Pomacentrus trimaculatusCuvier, 1830
  • Dischistodus trimaculatus(Cuvier, 1830)
  • Pomacentrus bifasciatus Bleeker, 1854
  • Pomacentrus frenatus De Vis, 1885
  • Pomacentrus dorsomaculatusKendall & Goldsborough, 1911
  • Chromis humbug Whitley, 1954

Dischistodus perspicillatus, commonly known as the white damsel, is a species of fish native to the Andaman Sea and eastern Indian Ocean. [2]

This species reaches a length of 18.0 cm (7.1 in). [3]

References

  1. Allen, G.R.; Arceo, H.; Mutia, M.T.M.; Muyot, F.B.; Nañola, C.L.; Santos, M. (2022). "Dischistodus perspicillatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2022: e.T188612A1902135. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-2.RLTS.T188612A1902135.en . Retrieved 3 April 2025.
  2. Allen, G.R., 1991. Damselfishes of the world. Mergus Publishers, Melle, Germany. 271 p.
  3. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Dischistodus perspicillatus". FishBase . February 2015 version.